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American seaports to receive record-breaking $703 million in infrastructure funds from Feds

  Among the selected projects, Salem Wind Port Project ($33,835,953) Salem, Massachusetts  WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory that will improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program, a greater amount than any year in the […]

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New small modular reactor marine facility design could be built in shipyards

    Oregon based NuScale Power LLC (NuScale) and Canadian Prodigy Clean Energy Ltd. (Prodigy) have announced a new conceptual design for a transportable and marine-based small modular reactor (SMR) power generating facility which they would like shipyards to build. The updated concept will be used for engagements with utilities, regulators, and shipyard manufacturers.  Prodigy

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Alphaliner sees container overcapacity increasing

  Despite initiatives by carriers of blanking sailings, combining routes and scrapping older, smaller vessels, overcapacity in container shipping will continue to increase due to weak economies and record orderbooks, according to the Alphaliner consultancy in its latest market assessment. As a result, industry analysts anticipate a continued downward pressure on ocean freight rates. Alphaliner 

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Stéphane Lafaut announces his departure as CEO of STQ (in French)

  Québec – La Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) annonce qu’après près de quatre ans à la tête de la société d’État, son président-directeur général (PDG), M. Stéphane Lafaut, entreprendra un nouveau défi professionnel qui sera annoncé au cours des prochaines semaines. Il s’agit d’une décision personnelle qui a été mûrement réfléchie. Afin d’assurer

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Termont superintendents at Port of Montreal sign new collective agreement 

  The 21 superintendents with the Termont terminal at the Port of Montreal have signed a new collective agreement, the Canadian Union of Public Employees announced. The eight-year contract includes wage increases of more than 40 per cent over the life of the agreement. “Negotiations were exemplary in that both parties didn’t want to lose qualified

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ICS proposes global CO2 reduction fund to reward ‘first movers’ using low emission fuels 

  London – The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, today announced proposals to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to net zero by financially rewarding ships and energy producers that invest in low/net zero emission fuels. In a paper to shipping’s UN regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO),

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Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges feeling impact of loss of Russia business

    Western Europe’s two largest ports are experiencing declines in their container cargo, with loss of Russia business figuring prominently as a contributing factor. The Port of Rotterdam said today (Friday) it handled 10.9 million TEU during the first nine months of 2022, representing a decline of 4.4 percent from a year ago.  

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